Washing-machine



(No Model.)

J. HOLMES. WASHING MACHINE. No. 582,206.

Patented May 11, 1897.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES HOLMES, OF JAMESTOWVN, NEWT YORK.

. WASHING- MACHINE..

d SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 582,206, dated May11, 1897.

Application tiled January 28, 1897. Serial No. 621,048. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.:

Be it known that I, JAMES HOLMES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Jamestown, in the county of Chautauqua and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inXVashing-Machines and I do declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such'as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures ofreference marked thereon, whichform a part of this specification.

The object of my invention-is to make a strong and durablewashing-machine, and one in which any part of the garment may be thoroughly cleansed without overrubbin g the lesssoiled parts; and theimprovements consist in the combination and arrangement of the parts,which will-be fully set forth in the specification and shown in theaccompanying drawings, in whichl Figure 1 is a sectional elevationshowing the inside of a washing-machine having my improvements. Fig. 2is a View, partly in section, showing one of the sides with corrugatedcylinder, rolls, lids, and center board removed. Fig. 3 shows rolls andband.

In the drawings, 10 represents one of the sides of my washing-machine. f

11 is a metal bearing rigidly secured near the center of both sides, andhas metal bearings 11 11 on each side, pivotally secured to sides 10 ofthe machine near their lower end. These metal pieces have slots 13 cuton their upper side to receive the journals 13 13" of the rolls 17 17.

14 is a stop-block secured to each of the sides of the machine andcurved on its lower side to conform to the upper side of metal bearings11 11 11 to lock rolls 17 17 in place.

12 is a heavy fiat spring turned on a curve to hold the upper ends ofmetal pieces 11' 11', so that they will conform to the corrugatedcylinder 19 and allow the rolls to adapt themselves to the clothes. Thespring 12 is held in place by the block 15, curved at the top, which issecured to the sides of the machine.

16 is a division-board dividing the washer into compartments, the s idehaving the sliding cover 25 being used to soak the clothes, and the sidehaving cover 24 isused to receive the clothes after they have beenrubbed and before they are wrung out. `This compartment may be used forrinsing purposes.

10 is the end of the box to which the wringer is secured, lid 24 andslideways 24 occupying a slanting position to allow room for attachingthe wringer. Lid 24 is made in two parts and hinged together. The upperpart when thrown back allows free access to the clothes. Covers 24 and25 prevent the slopping of water over the ends when washing the clothes.

17 17 are a series of rolls extending across the body of the washer,having journal-pins 13 13', which turn in the metal bearing-slots 13 13,the slots being of sufficient depth to allow the rolls to rise and fallsomewhat to adapt themselves to the inequalities of the clothes, spring12 assisting in this Work. 18 is a cloth band, made, preferably, ofcotton duck, passing around rolls 17 17, its object being to prevent theends or corners of the clothes from being caught between the rolls, andwhen worn may be replaced by a new one.

19 is a corrugated cylinder of suitable size, and has a journal 2O ateach end to rest in holes 21 of sliding box 22, this box being held 1between the ymetal standards 23 23, as shown in Fig. 2.

The clothes after being soaked in compartment 25 are caught between thecylinder and the banded rolls and drawn in between them, and by givinglthe crank a short quick motion back and forth and only part way round'the clothes are given a backward-and-forward motion, and after beingwell washed are turned through into the other compartment, from whichthey maybe rinsed and wrung out.

The washer would serve a good purpose if division-board 16 were leftout, but would not be as convenient.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters A washing-machine,havinga compartment at each end,central blocks extending into each compartment and secured to the sidesof the washer, supporting long curved springs,

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stationary bearings for movable rolls placed In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature above the Center of the springs, metalbem'- inpresence of two witnesses.

hws )votally mounted at each side of the Y stztiolnary bearings, rollsjournaled in the JAMES HOLMES' 5 bearings and Carrying an endless band,and a XVinesses:

rotatable Corrugated Cylinder, substantially N. E. THOMAS,

as shown and described. 1 H. H. WARREN,

